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Introducing the Ecos PowerCube®

Anytime, Anywhere Power.

Ecos PowerCube® is a patented, self-contained, self-sustaining, solar-powered generator that uses the power of the sun to provide energy, communications, and clean water to the most remote, off-grid locations.

Range

How it Works

Ecos PowerCube®

Ecos PowerCube® is the world’s largest, mobile, solar-powered generator. It runs on high power photovoltaic panels that extend from its container combined with an easy to set up wind turbine. Energy is stored in onboard batteries.

Self-Sustaining

As a self-contained, self-sustaining power station, PowerCube® is uniquely suited to support military and disaster relief efforts, and being housed in a standard shipping container makes it easy to transport via land, air, or sea.

On Location

Once it arrives on location, PowerCube® can be deployed immediately to generate up to 15KW of electricity. The patented solar panel arrays are mounted on roller assemblies for easy integration and supported by hydraulic actuators that make them simple to properly position.

Onboard Systems

The electricity generated can be used to power various onboard systems, including communication systems, water treatment systems as well as water distribution systems and much more. These systems are capable of providing Internet connectivity, satellite communications, clean water and some of the most important basic necessities of life. Electricity can also be used to power external systems such as hospitals or schools.

Facts and Figures

The U.S. Army is spending billions of dollars shifting toward solar energy.

The U.S. military recently announced plans to spend $7 Billion buying electricity generated by solar, wind, geothermal and biomass projects over the next three decades.

780 million people (1 in 9) lack access to clean water - WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation 2012

Lack of access to clean water and sanitation kills children at a rate equivalent of a jumbo jet crashing every four hours. - UNICEF, WHO 2009

In the U.S., about 6 gigawatts of electricity - enough to power as many as 4.8 million homes - will flow through microgrids by 2020 - Navigant Research

Military commanders have found they can save lives through energy conservation. It’s especially true in Afghanistan, where protecting fuel convoys is one of the most dangerous jobs, with one casualty for every 24 missions in some years.

For U.S. military operations, shipping fuel to remote outposts in Afghanistan can cost between $400-$1,000 / gallon.

"During World War II, the U.S. military used (an average of) one gallon of fuel per day, per Soldier," said Richard G. Kidd IV, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for Energy & Sustainability, with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment. "We now use (an average of) 20 gallons per day, per Soldier, and in Afghanistan, over 40 percent of that fuel is used to produce electricity.

PowerCube® Applications

From military and disaster relief, to humanitarian efforts, residential, retail and off-grid cell towers for the developing world, the Ecos PowerCube® can provide self-sustaining energy and clean water to remote, off-grid locations.